Cash 5 Jackpot Presents 2nd Largest ‘Pot Of Gold’ In Game’s History

RALEIGH, NC (News Release) โ€“ Cash 5 brings players the chance to try their luck at a record-high jackpot for St. Patrickโ€™s Day!

The jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.6 million tonight, making it the second-highest jackpot ever in game history.

The highest jackpot ever won was on June 3, 2017, at $1.7 million.

Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598.

Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through Online Play either through the lotteryโ€™s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolinaโ€™s 100 counties, click on the โ€œImpactโ€ section of the lotteryโ€™s website.